Heads up there could be a new payg telephone scam

[adamtemp64]

I ordered a payg mobile broadband sim for the ttt dongle as my simonly sim ended last week On sunday online

Since monday had 5 numbers all calling saying they are o2 just come off the phone from c/s and they confirm the numbers calling me are not o2.I rang back the landline numbers and all claimed to be from o2 payg team. (now added to block list)

I will not publish the numbers on here but they are all from geographical numbers and not shortcode or regular 0300 0844 etc.

I will post further If I here back from o2.

Just be carefull guys a  new wave of callers and o2 just confirmed my marketing is set to no calls etc.

[MI5]

How did they get your number, do you think?

[adamtemp64]

Not sure yet @MI5 but strange it happened after web order for a payg sim .

[MI5]

Well they told me they never share customers details too !

[Beenherebefore]

I would suggest an outsourced contractor accessing data which is within their contractual remit thus not arousing any suspicion in a system audit. They then sell on that data.

[Curr946]

Surely contractors would be picked up having accessed an abnormal amount of accounts

[jonsie]

On the data Base of every mistrusted partner. Someone is passing those details.....

[PhoneChanger]

I have had this before, after purchasing an iPad SIM I was called almost daily from "O2" for a few weeks (i eventually blocked the number).

The ones who called me were O2, and CS verified it, it is the sales team who try to convert you to Pay Monthly

[adamtemp64]

Mine were confirmed as non o2 numbers hence the warning

[jonsie]

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@adamtemp64 wrote:
Mine were confirmed as non o2 numbers hence the warning

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Positive proof if it were needed.